青あお紅葉もみじ

noun

green maple leaves; maple before turning red

Refers to fresh green maple leaves in spring and summer, or the tree itself before autumn coloring. A seasonal word (kigo) for early summer.

• 青あお紅葉もみじが美うつくしい季き節せつになりました。

  It's the season when the green maple leaves are beautiful.

• 寺てらの庭にわには青あお紅葉もみじが茂しげっている。

  Green maple trees are growing thickly in the temple garden.

noun

kasane color combination (green front, russet back)

A traditional layered color scheme used in Heian-era court clothing, where the outer layer is green and the inner layer is russet, evoking maple leaves before they turn red. Specialized historical term.

See also: 重ね

• 青あお紅葉もみじの襲かさねは、表おもてが青あお、裏うらが赤あかみがかった色いろ合あいです。

  The aomomiji kasane has a green front and a reddish back.